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CAUTION / WARNING
Nov 2, 2006 18:38
  • FOOTLOOSE
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A lot of people offering help on this site are nothing but touts and commission agents. They get commissions on your hotel room bookiing and purchases
Nov 2, 2006 18:57
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  • LOVEISVERB
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I believe so, but not so absolute. Care to share with us your experience? You didn't draw this conclusion based on nothing, right?
Nov 2, 2006 18:59
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  • IAMCANADIAN
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i agree with FOOTLOOSE
Nov 2, 2006 19:00
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and it is true
Nov 3, 2006 12:51
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  • GRIZ326
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There are a lot of shills here.

...but even the shills add value here: When you are coming from 12-thousand miles away any information is helpful. And because there are many community members who will counter the comments of the shills with a "HOGWASH!" comment you can take the shills suggestion with a grain of salt. You do not have that benefit when you are on the ground in China with no understanding of the language and precious little understanding of the culture (no matter how much you have read).
Nov 3, 2006 19:36
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  • FOOTLOOSE
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It is certainly based on experience. It may not be possible here to go in such detail and give you all the instances

footloose
Nov 5, 2006 07:14
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  • APAULT
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If 'the price is right' it doesnt matter that someone is acting as an agent in here... as already stated, if you are along way off, that is often just what u need. It is usually clear which are fee payable posts and free offers. Seems there is room for both provided the fee services dont become overwhelming.
Nov 12, 2006 01:19
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  • XIEJIANFA
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Whatever it is, only you need to be on your toes all the time. Remember, nothing in this world is free except the air that we breathe in...
Nov 12, 2006 04:07
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  • ELLYSE
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I do help with accommodation bookings too, and I'm not in the "business" of getting kick-backs from anyone. Strange that I didn't get a request from you though. :P
Aug 23, 2010 06:24
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GUESTCOFFEE ... I can see that you are an expert at your field! I am launching a website soon, and your information will be very useful for me.. Thanks for all your help and wishing you all the success.
Aug 26, 2010 07:30
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  • CROSIS
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this site has proved very useful in my planning trips to China. I am just preparing for trips 7 and 8 and still use this site.
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